How To Install cockpit on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit on Ubuntu.
What is cockpit
cockpit is:
The Cockpit Web Console enables users to administer GNU/Linux servers using a web browser.
It offers network configuration, log inspection, diagnostic reports, SELinux troubleshooting, interactive command-line sessions, and more.
There are three methods to install cockpit on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cockpit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cockpit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cockpit
Install cockpit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cockpit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cockpit
Install cockpit Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install cockpit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cockpit
How To Uninstall cockpit on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the cockpit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cockpit
Uninstall cockpit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cockpit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cockpit
Remove cockpit Configurations and Data
To remove cockpit configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cockpit
Remove cockpit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cockpit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cockpit
Dependencies
cockpit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.